stephenjarvis.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics at LSE. Posting mostly about energy/enviro research. https://stephenjarvis.github.io/
👤 Joined on 23 September 2023
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@stephenjarvis.bsky.social@stephenjarvis.bsky.social → @sjarvis.bsky.social@sjarvis.bsky.social → @stephenjarvis.bsky.socialFun video about the "TV pickup" in the UK power grid. When a popular TV show ends, a million or two people walk into the kitchen and put a ~3 kW kettle on for tea. That ~3 GW load spike comes online within a minute or two, and ~3 GW of generation must come online just as quickly to match.
Show PostFascinating book reviews from @pilitaclark.bsky.social that - gloriously -do not hold back from skewering those that deserve it. Power failure — what went wrong with the UK’s energy system? - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Show PostWhen Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.
Show PostLong ago Bobby McFerring did a short talk about the pentatonic scale at TED. It was insane!@ www.ted.com/talks/bobby_...
Show PostIf you write about it, I'll read it.
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